Valve Tags

The brakes went and I was able to get my brother to help me pay for parts and he did the labor for me for free. But the brakes didn't get better, they got worse. After some further investigation, it was discovered that someone had actually put transmission fluid in my brake fluid reservoir! The transmission fluid has eaten through my entire brake system completely and everything needs to be replaced right down to each individual valve and everything, including the new parts I had put on last week! The only thing I can save are the actual metal brake lines- but at least it's something. Just the parts alone is going to be over $1000 even with my brother doing the labor where he works. I just can't come up with the money for the parts and now I can't get to either one of my jobs and I'm really stressing out.
Please consider helping me in any way you can. I understand life isn't easy for anyone and maybe someone else needs the help more than I do right now. But I do need help. And having to even ask has been really hard too. Please consider any donation. I promise I will find a way to someday help someone else in need in return.
Thanks for your time.

My trucks engine overheated and doesn't work anymore does anyone have a 3.0L V-6. Toyota Pickup, 4-Runner or T100 12-valve engine they don't want or want to donate to me.(Engine code 3VZE)......for a 1992 Toyota pickup manual transmission, 4x4 or donate $2,500 for a new engine. Tired of getting rides from my parents, can anyone help?

My husband passed away last month due to a congenital heart condition called Ebsteins Anomaly. Due to this heart defect, he was not able to get life insurance. He has spent the last two years in and out of the hospital incurring enormous bills. In August 2011, he had a massive open heart surgery to try to repair his tricuspid valve. It didn't work. He was on the list for a transplant but he didn't live long enough to get one. I am now saddled with thousands in medical bills, but more importantly, I have no money in the bank now. I am working but my salary pays the bills but not the mortgage, and I need help now. My payment is $890, so if you could help me out by donating $5 to me and enough people donate, hopefully I will be able to get it paid this month. I'm expecting some extra money in June, so it's just for this month that I need help. God bless you, this is very hard for me to ask for this, but I sincerely need the help now. Thank you.

I am the eldest daughter of two ill parents. I have 2 siblings who have been the caregivers to my parents for several years now. It all started when my father got ill in 2007 with a need of open heart surgery. After that surgery he was never the same. He was a very successful emergency room physician and made very good money. However, he was off for several months from work due to his recovery period. Much of his savings/investments were depleted as he was the only bread winner in the family. My brother and sister had just gotten an apartment and were to start college when my father got ill. They withdrew from school just as quickly as we moved them into their apartment in order to help my mother take care of dad. My father attempted to return to work, but he was still having chest pain and major depression. In September of 2008 he was in the hospital again and needed heart stents to open up blockages. After that situation he physically could not go back to work. He was weak, depressed, and very withdrawn from life. My mother, bless her heart, tried to find ways to make some cash. She sold many pieces of her jewelry to try and pay bills. Regardless of what she profited, she was unable to fulfill the mounting medical bills, credit card bills, car payments, insurance bills, etc.
It wasn't long before she became gravely ill. In the summer of 2010 my mother had succumbed to kidney failure and had to be on kidney dialysis permanently. She had neglected to take care of herself while trying to take care of my father and their financial woes. Along with the financial woes, there were back taxes that were still owed and of course were impossible to pay, their house was falling apart--still is. By the end of Spring 2011, my mother got so ill and was on a ventilator at least 4 times in a 2 week period due to her lungs filling up with fluid. Finally it was discovered that she had endocarditis (infection in heart)that had ravaged one of her heart valves. This required open heart surgery and replacement of the defected valve. The endocarditis stemmed from an infected temporary dialysis catheter. She was in the hospital for over a month and a half or so. Needless to say she was confused, lost tons of weight, and lost the ability to walk or care for herself. She was placed in a nursing home for rehab, but several more stays in the hospital only made her fall several steps back on her rehab and she never has fully recovered. It was discovered that she also had a tumor on one of her kidneys and her kidney was removed in the Fall of 2011 and supposedly it was all contained and it was early stage renal (kidney) carcinoma (cancer). While my mother was in the hospital my father had trouble breathing and I took him to the hospital. It as discovered he was in kidney failure and they both ended up in the hospital at the same time. Now my father is on permanent kidney dialysis.
Now fast forward to present day April 6, 2012. My mother's dialysis shunt would not stop bleeding and she was taken to the emergency room. She also complained of right leg pain and ultimately she ended up with a CT angiogram. This test revealed she not only had some blockage in one of her arteries in her leg, but that she had metastatic cancer to her liver, lungs, and a site near her spleen. Of course we are devastated.
They have no money. The money they do get is always depleted as soon as they get it from Medicare. My mother's social security check went straight to the nursing home and still was not enough to cover her bill. My father would have to pay over $1,000 a month because Medicare would only pay for several weeks. Since she has been in the hospital now for almost 2 weeks, we have pulled her out of the nursing home because the expected us to pay over $180 A DAY to keep her spot at the nursing home.
Now we are faced with a surgery to fix her leg, a plan for cancer treatment, and no suitable place for my mother to live. Their current home is in shambles and I mean SHAMBLES. Roof leaks and is falling apart. I assume there is some black mold lingering. No central air or heat as their units are broke. Plus large amounts of stuff--my mother also was a hoarder. The house is disgusting and it has been hard to clean up with out major assistance and with constant trips to the hospital who has ample time (?). They live in a small town and it is very hard to simply get a dumpster to throw many items away. The house would have to be completely gutted and redone. The floors are sinking in and it is very dangerous. They don't have the funds to fix any of it and nor do I.
I have missed work several times over the last year and more with FMLA, but never have enough PTO to fully cover my own losses.
My siblings have yet to start their lives. They have been with my parents ever since 2007 to help them with everything. Even when my mother was in a nursing home my siblings and my dad would go see my mom every single day--we just didn't trust the care of the nursing home and rightly so because she developed a bed ulcer on her heel after the wound care nurse said it was getting better--not even close! And yes the blocked artery in her leg and her bed ulcer on her heel are related. The wound care nurse and the Dr. for the nursing home should have caught this medical issue.
So life has been tough, but reading about it doesn't even give it justice. We need financial assistance, a new home or help to fix it--we need a lot of help. I want my brother and sister to finally get on their own feet and do what they want to do. I feel bad for them because I was able to finish college and have a career, a husband, and a home. They have yet to accomplish their goals and it makes me sad and sick to see them so depressed. They are in their late 20s and my parents are both 65 y.o.
If anyone has a kind heart, I promise you I'm not lying. I have proof of all I have written about and I swear on everything--my family, my husband, etc. that this is all real. Thank you for your time and interest. If you can't help at least please pray for us.

I'm trying this BegsList as desperation as I don't know what to do. My wish is to get them a nice clean place to live and live their last years worry free.

My husband had open heart surgery 2 weeks ago(his 3rd heart surgery). He has aortic stenosis and insufficiency and just had his Aortic valve replaced and his aorta reconstructed along with a valvuplasty. He lost his job because of his heart (He was born with this problem but it gradually gets worse) which caused us to become homeless which caused us to have my sister watch our son for now, which caused me to lose my waitressing job. Now we don't know how we will pay for his Xrays next week, his heart arrhythmia medication, and Feb. 8th his appointment to talk to his surgeon about doing more work. Not only can we not take care of his medical needs (which by the way, open heart surgery and car seats don't mix, he always is in terrible pain), but we also have no food most of the time. I don't know what to do. I hate asking for free hand outs, but i'm not going to let my pride stop me from reaching out for help when we're in this situation. Me and our son need him to get better. Anything will make me so happy. Every penny counts. Thank you so much for anyone who is willing to help us in this time of need.

I've decided to try and get help through donations http://www.giveforward.com/unbreakmyheart and funding http://unbreakmyheart2011.blogspot.com/from outside sources since every doctor I've seen in 2 years agree that I need the leads to my ICD (defibrillator) replaced; but shuffle me back to the original doctor and wash their hands of me.

I'm raising funds for ICD replacement surgery, to go see a HOCM specialist (Dr. Craig Asher) at Cleveland Clinic in S. Florida and to have advanced testing through Vanderbilt Autonomic Center in Tennessee.

I don't want to admit I need help; I've always been a strong, independent person who took care of everything and everyone. In August 2009, my whole world changed. After my procedure, I applied for disability and was turned down twice and had to hire an attorney. I went from being "super" mom, wife & friend and care taker of an Autistic son to being the one who had to be taken care of.

So how did I get to the point I have to ask others for help? Shortly before Father's Day 2009, I fell and broke my foot. When it didn't heal, I went to my primary with a broken foot and came out with a broken heart. After the shock wore off from the doctor telling me that I was going to die if I didn't have valve surgery; I started asking questions.

I didn't quite believe him and thought he was over reacting when he told me I was going to die because I walked and ran 3-5 times weekly and even did strenuous yard work. I felt fine and have 4 children aged 9-26 and kept up with them and stayed very active in things they did; but I was a ticking time bomb just waiting for the right time for my heart to stop.

He sent me to several specialists who said I had nothing really wrong, just some mild valve problems associated with aging; which was a huge relief. Everything seemed normal except my EKG's; they showed I had a huge amount of PVC's (premature ventricular contractions) roughly 50,000 “extra” heartbeats daily.

My heart didn't really beat fully; it only quivered like a bowl of jello day in day out. The problem with it beating like this is, the heart becomes very ineffective at pumping and your cardiac output drops and heart muscle damage can occur.

The cardiologist and electrophysiologist I saw did extensive testing and recommended more testing in the hospital. I went in for a sleep study, Tilt table test and EP Study with Ablation. The sleep study revealed I had moderately severe sleep apnea and my oxygen goes from 99% down to 73% at night making it very dangerous for me when I sleep.

The tilt table test was the first inkling that something dangerous was going on inside. I fainted and had no palpable pulse; which is a very rare thing to happen. I was diagnosed with Dysautonomia - Neurocardiogenic Syncope and Orthostatic Intolerance.
I then had an ablation to burn the extra pathways in my heart and get rid of the pvc's I was living with daily. I was told this would be a relatively easy process and given a 95% success rate to get rid of the extra beats completely but it never crossed my mind that anything would happen.

What preliminary tests failed to show, is the pattern and origin of my arrhythmias were in a very dangerous spot to ablate - the RV Apex – in the bottom thin underside of the heart.

During the EP Study, I went into cardiac arrest and my heart stopped completely with no rhythm they could shock (Asystole), some how it started again for a few minutes but then stopped again. They were able to shock me back to normal sinus rhythm and luckily, the third time it stopped; it restarted on it's own so I didn't have to be shocked again.

I was diagnosed with Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia; a very dangerous, life threatening arrhythmia. I stayed in the hospital for 4 days trying to find a cause and to be prepped for an ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator).

It took a cardiac catherization to finally find the problem and to show I had HOCM (obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy) and internal high pressures in my valves.

My regular EP had to go out of town after the first procedure, so his partner had to do the implant; he wasn't as skilled as my regular dr and botched the lead implants.

When they checked the leads the next day before releasing me, they found a problem with the lead placement but the dr said it was "ok" and sent me home. Since then, I've had nothing but problems with the unit and been told by several other EP's I need to have the leads replaced and the ICD could be causing part of my problems.

Doctors think my other problems are related to HOCM (obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and Autonomic nervous system failure and when I faint, my heart stops briefly causing damage each time this happens.

After the procedure, my body started failing from the damage it sustained the 4 times my heart stopped. My original cardiologist told me I would be in a wheel chair and totally dependent on others for everything by the time I'm 50; which is daunting because in March I'll be 45 and I can't deny the facts - my body is failing.

I was put on 10,000g sodium daily, water/fluid loading, Midodrine (insurance won't cover it $312 - 30 day supply), Propanolol, Pantoprazole, pain meds, suppression hose and binders as well as having to stay supine the majority of the day - which caused my heart failure to worsen and my EF (ejection fraction) to go down.

Nothing the doctor's have tried has helped, I still faint and my heart stops on a daily basis and I never know from one day to the next if something is going to trigger fluid build up and I have an acute attack.

In June 2011 I fainted falling into the side of my tiled tub, lacerating the side of my head in the process, severely sprained my neck and suffered a concussion. After that episode, I became a bit more cautious with every move I make because the dr found declining neurological functioning and mild brain damage; he said any more falls could lead to permanent major brain damage.

With so many previous medical bills and co-pays, I can't afford the 20% co-insurance to have my ICD replaced and Mayo Clinic wants a $5,000 deposit up front even with insurance. My ICD alone is $125,000, leads another $30,000 and then there's the doctor and hospital fees; which I won't know the cost until the procedure is done.

Each heart rhythm specialist and cardiologist I see tell me there is nothing more they can do after going over my history and treatments; I have a long hard fight to go and I have to just be thankful each day I'm alive. Some days I'm really glad I made it through, other days when the problems and pain take over; I wish the dr's had let me die.

I developed PTSD after the procedure, panic disorder and extreme agoraphobia. I went into such a deep depression over my health issues, I was afraid I would never see the lighter side of things again. I finally went to see a psychologist who prescribed Lamictal and diagnosed me with Bi-Polar disorder which has helped greatly but I still struggle on a daily basis.

One day we were just the “normal” every day family and the toughest thing we had to deal with is a child with Autism. Then; our whole lives changed in an instant we were dealing with mounting medical bills, expensive prescriptions, tests, appointments, loss of income and dealing with the possibility of death on a daily basis.

You just never know what the day may bring, so keep those you love close to you and never take one second for granted.
From the bottom of my heart thank you - even if it's support to say hey; I'm here if you need to talk or I know how you're feeling.

I've decided to try and get help through donations http://www.giveforward.com/unbreakmyheart and funding http://unbreakmyheart2011.blogspot.com/from outside sources since every doctor I've seen in 2 years agree that I need the leads to my ICD (defibrillator) replaced; but shuffle me back to the original doctor and wash their hands of me.

I'm raising funds for ICD replacement surgery, to go see a HOCM specialist (Dr. Craig Asher) at Cleveland Clinic in S. Florida and to have advanced testing through Vanderbilt Autonomic Center in Tennessee.

I don't want to admit I need help; I've always been a strong, independent person who took care of everything and everyone. In August 2009, my whole world changed. After my procedure, I applied for disability and was turned down twice and had to hire an attorney. I went from being "super" mom, wife & friend and care taker of an Autistic son to being the one who had to be taken care of.

So how did I get to the point I have to ask others for help? Shortly before Father's Day 2009, I fell and broke my foot. When it didn't heal, I went to my primary with a broken foot and came out with a broken heart. After the shock wore off from the doctor telling me that I was going to die if I didn't have valve surgery; I started asking questions.

I didn't quite believe him and thought he was over reacting when he told me I was going to die because I walked and ran 3-5 times weekly and even did strenuous yard work. I felt fine and have 4 children aged 9-26 and kept up with them and stayed very active in things they did; but I was a ticking time bomb just waiting for the right time for my heart to stop.

He sent me to several specialists who said I had nothing really wrong, just some mild valve problems associated with aging; which was a huge relief. Everything seemed normal except my EKG's; they showed I had a huge amount of PVC's (premature ventricular contractions) roughly 50,000 “extra” heartbeats daily.

My heart didn't really beat fully; it only quivered like a bowl of jello day in day out. The problem with it beating like this is, the heart becomes very ineffective at pumping and your cardiac output drops and heart muscle damage can occur.

The cardiologist and electrophysiologist I saw did extensive testing and recommended more testing in the hospital. I went in for a sleep study, Tilt table test and EP Study with Ablation. The sleep study revealed I had moderately severe sleep apnea and my oxygen goes from 99% down to 73% at night making it very dangerous for me when I sleep.

The tilt table test was the first inkling that something dangerous was going on inside. I fainted and had no palpable pulse; which is a very rare thing to happen. I was diagnosed with Dysautonomia - Neurocardiogenic Syncope and Orthostatic Intolerance.
I then had an ablation to burn the extra pathways in my heart and get rid of the pvc's I was living with daily. I was told this would be a relatively easy process and given a 95% success rate to get rid of the extra beats completely but it never crossed my mind that anything would happen.

What preliminary tests failed to show, is the pattern and origin of my arrhythmias were in a very dangerous spot to ablate - the RV Apex – in the bottom thin underside of the heart.

During the EP Study, I went into cardiac arrest and my heart stopped completely with no rhythm they could shock (Asystole), some how it started again for a few minutes but then stopped again. They were able to shock me back to normal sinus rhythm and luckily, the third time it stopped; it restarted on it's own so I didn't have to be shocked again.

I was diagnosed with Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia; a very dangerous, life threatening arrhythmia. I stayed in the hospital for 4 days trying to find a cause and to be prepped for an ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator).

It took a cardiac catherization to finally find the problem and to show I had HOCM (obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy) and internal high pressures in my valves.

My regular EP had to go out of town after the first procedure, so his partner had to do the implant; he wasn't as skilled as my regular dr and botched the lead implants.

When they checked the leads the next day before releasing me, they found a problem with the lead placement but the dr said it was "ok" and sent me home. Since then, I've had nothing but problems with the unit and been told by several other EP's I need to have the leads replaced and the ICD could be causing part of my problems.

Doctors think my other problems are related to HOCM (obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and Autonomic nervous system failure and when I faint, my heart stops briefly causing damage each time this happens.

After the procedure, my body started failing from the damage it sustained the 4 times my heart stopped. My original cardiologist told me I would be in a wheel chair and totally dependent on others for everything by the time I'm 50; which is daunting because in March I'll be 45 and I can't deny the facts - my body is failing.

I was put on 10,000g sodium daily, water/fluid loading, Midodrine (insurance won't cover it $312 - 30 day supply), Propanolol, Pantoprazole, pain meds, suppression hose and binders as well as having to stay supine the majority of the day - which caused my heart failure to worsen and my EF (ejection fraction) to go down.

Nothing the doctor's have tried has helped, I still faint and my heart stops on a daily basis and I never know from one day to the next if something is going to trigger fluid build up and I have an acute attack.

In June 2011 I fainted falling into the side of my tiled tub, lacerating the side of my head in the process, severely sprained my neck and suffered a concussion. After that episode, I became a bit more cautious with every move I make because the dr found declining neurological functioning and mild brain damage; he said any more falls could lead to permanent major brain damage.

With so many previous medical bills and co-pays, I can't afford the 20% co-insurance to have my ICD replaced and Mayo Clinic wants a $5,000 deposit up front even with insurance. My ICD alone is $125,000, leads another $30,000 and then there's the doctor and hospital fees; which I won't know the cost until the procedure is done.

Each heart rhythm specialist and cardiologist I see tell me there is nothing more they can do after going over my history and treatments; I have a long hard fight to go and I have to just be thankful each day I'm alive. Some days I'm really glad I made it through, other days when the problems and pain take over; I wish the dr's had let me die.

I developed PTSD after the procedure, panic disorder and extreme agoraphobia. I went into such a deep depression over my health issues, I was afraid I would never see the lighter side of things again. I finally went to see a psychologist who prescribed Lamictal and diagnosed me with Bi-Polar disorder which has helped greatly but I still struggle on a daily basis.

One day we were just the “normal” every day family and the toughest thing we had to deal with is a child with Autism. Then; our whole lives changed in an instant we were dealing with mounting medical bills, expensive prescriptions, tests, appointments, loss of income and dealing with the possibility of death on a daily basis.

You just never know what the day may bring, so keep those you love close to you and never take one second for granted.

From the bottom of my heart thank you - even if it's support to say hey; I'm here if you need to talk or I know how you're feeling.

This is my loudest cry for help.. Last March my fiance and I decided to move across the country (2200 miles away) to be closer to his ill father. (He hadn't seen his dad in over 23 years) His dad and step mother took us in until we could get on our feet. I got a minimum wage paying job 1 month after living here. But here we are, 4 months later, no car, he still hasn't found work and his parents are getting ready to kick us out. We stupidly left everything we had behind in hopes to do better and be closer to the family he never knew. Well we soon discovered who those people he never knew were. His biological mother was admitted to the hospital a week age with pneumonia, then she was diagnosed with an enlarged aortic valve, and soon after, diagnosed with a blood clot on one of her lungs. We go to bed hungry almost every night because there inst always enough food served at the table at dinner. I have reduced to skipping lunch at work every day just to save a few dollars. My paycheck only covers food for this family and the rent we have to pay them. I took a $5 an hour pay drop moving out here and have nothing to show for all of this trouble except a few wrinkles. I am asking for help because I genuinely need it. I have never asked for strangers to be kind, simply because I've never been the kind of person to do anything like this. But if you could just consider lending a hand, we would be eternally in your debt. I just want to be back with OUR true family and because of the way things are, no one we know has the funds to help us get back. Thank you so much for your consideration in advance.

This is my loudest cry for help.. Last March my fiance and I decided to move across the country (2200 miles away) to be closer to his ill father. (He hadn't seen his dad in over 23 years) His dad and step mother took us in until we could get on our feet. I got a minimum wage paying job 1 month after living here. But here we are, 4 months later, no car, he still hasn't found work and his parents are getting ready to kick us out. We stupidly left everything we had behind in hopes to do better and be closer to the family he never knew. Well we soon discovered who those people he never knew were. His biological mother was admitted to the hospital a week age with pneumonia, then she was diagnosed with an enlarged aortic valve, and soon after, diagnosed with a blood clot on one of her lungs. We go to bed hungry almost every night because there inst always enough food served at the table at dinner. I have reduced to skipping lunch at work every day just to save a few dollars. My paycheck only covers food for this family and the rent we have to pay them. I took a $5 an hour pay drop moving out here and have nothing to show for all of this trouble except a few wrinkles. I am asking for help because I genuinely need it. I have never asked for strangers to be kind, simply because I've never been the kind of person to do anything like this. But if you could just consider lending a hand, we would be eternally in your debt. I just want to be back with OUR true family and because of the way things are, no one we know has the funds to help us get back. Thank you so much for your consideration in advance.

This is my loudest cry for help.. Last March my fiance and I decided to move across the country (2200 miles away) to be closer to his ill father. (He hadn't seen his dad in over 23 years) His dad and step mother took us in until we could get on our feet. I got a minimum wage paying job 1 month after living here. But here we are, 4 months later, no car, he still hasn't found work and his parents are getting ready to kick us out. We stupidly left everything we had behind in hopes to do better and be closer to the family he never knew. Well we soon discovered who those people he never knew were. His biological mother was admitted to the hospital a week age with pneumonia, then she was diagnosed with an enlarged aortic valve, and soon after, diagnosed with a blood clot on one of her lungs. We go to bed hungry almost every night because there inst always enough food served at the table at dinner. I have reduced to skipping lunch at work every day just to save a few dollars. My paycheck only covers food for this family and the rent we have to pay them. I took a $5 an hour pay drop moving out here and have nothing to show for all of this trouble except a few wrinkles. I am asking for help because I genuinely need it. I have never asked for strangers to be kind, simply because I've never been the kind of person to do anything like this. But if you could just consider lending a hand, we would be eternally in your debt. I just want to be back with OUR true family and because of the way things are, no one we know has the funds to help us get back. Thank you so much for your consideration in advance.

Hi! =) I’m a 27-year-old female from Florida. I just got out of the hospital on July 5th. 2011. I had open-heart surgery; it was my 3rd heart surgery. I am really struggling with bills because I have to be out of work for a while to recover. My 1st surgery was to repair a valve in December of '04. My 2nd was to wrap my aorta before it burst in November of 2010. My 3rd was to remove a blood clot from my aorta in July of 2011. If anyone has a heart and can help me it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening! =)

Hi! =) I’m a 27-year-old female from Florida. I just got out of the hospital on July 5th. 2011. I had open-heart surgery; it was my 3rd heart surgery. I am really struggling with bills because I have to be out of work for a while to recover. My 1st surgery was to repair a valve in December of '04. My 2nd was to wrap my aorta before it burst in November of 2010. My 3rd was to remove a blood clot from my aorta in July of 2011. If anyone has a heart and can help me it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening! =)

Hi! =) I’m a 27 year old female from Florida..I just got out of the hospital on July 5th. 2011. I had open heart surgery; it was my 3rd heart surgery. I am really struggling with bills because I have to be out of work for a while to recover. My 1st surgery was to repair a valve in December of '04. My 2nd was to wrap my aorta before it burst in November of 2010. My 3rd was to remove a blood clot from my aorta in July of 2011. If anyone has a heart and can help me it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening! =)

My name is Ryan, I just lost my job in the oil field and have lost everything, the apartment, the truck, health insurance. My son, Aiden who is 8 months, has Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). It happens, because the circular band of muscle that acts, as a valve between the esophagus and the stomach is still immature, this lets the acidic stomach contents regurgitate back into the esophagus, causing pain. He cries to me and I know what is hurting him. I feel hopeless, the hospital bills are already at 25,000 and climbing and I have no idea how much longer i can go without paying and my son will suffer or die from my mistakes. PLEASE help, anything even a dollar will help me. If you have any to spare I pray you can offer to help. If you cannot god bless you and prayers are a great donation and are much needed! THANK YOU

My name is Ryan, I just lost my job in the oil field and have lost everything, the apartment, the truck, health insurance. My son, Aiden who is 8 months, has Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). It happens, because the circular band of muscle that acts, as a valve between the esophagus and the stomach is still immature, this lets the acidic stomach contents regurgitate back into the esophagus, causing pain. He cries to me and I know what is hurting him. I feel hopeless, the hospital bills are already at 25,000 and climbing and I have no idea how much longer i can go without paying and my son will suffer or die from my mistakes. PLEASE help, anything even a dollar will help me. If you have any to spare I pray you can offer to help. If you cannot god bless you and prayers are a great donation and are much needed! THANK YOU

Hi! So..I guess there comes a time when I need to swallow my pride (coming from someone very independent this is difficult). I'm a single mom of 2 kids and have a job, although, my grandmother had heart valve replacement surgery and my father broke a vertebrae in his back recently which caused me to put off paying my gas and electric bill as they live 2 hours away and I used the money for gas back and forth several times instead. Now the disconnect notices came and I can't put it off anymore. We live paycheck to paycheck so I can't come up with the money to avoid disconnection. The gas wouldn't be as hard to let go since it's getting warmer out but I will not give my kids cold baths so I'm asking for someone to help us. Even if it's just $5..we will be thankful for anything. I always help people out in need and hoping my good deeds will return to me now that I am in need. The total amount I need is $307 which will avoid disconnection for both the electric and gas. Thanks so much for reading this! God bless!

I need a heart valve operation in roughly 3months and there is a cost to pay for the operation of around £3000-4000 ,which i cannot afford at present as i have no job.
I am begging to you help me carry on my life, I have pray to God for help but no one has answered my call.this maybe my last chance so i must ask for your help. anything amount would help me in my hour of need.Please find a place in your heart to save my heart. thanks for taking the time to read this thank you and God bless you.

Wow, where do I begin? Asking for help was something I've always been ashamed of doing, but I've ran out of options. So here I am.


I don't know about anyone else out there, but it's the first time in my life that I had ever been jealous that someone can buy soap or toothpaste or something like toilet paper or a tooth brush. I wash most everything with dish washing liquid because it's super cheap and get the travel size toothpaste from the dollar stores. I took the tiniest things for granted and I will never in my life do that again.

Whenever I can find a job and be able to start saving up some money; I hope to one day give out packs such as a laundry basket with laundry detergent, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and towels to people in need.

I need roughly around $25,000 and I'll explain for what I need this for. I apologize if it's wordy.

I was a housewife who stayed home taking care of the kids and the house. I began looking for a job whether it's part time, full time, or temporary because we started having financial problems due to my ex husband's loss of work. Unfortunately I didn't succeed in finding a job. He did several months later, but it took it's toll on all of us and we recently divorced. Lost our home to foreclosure.

My grandmother did everything she possibly could to help us in our time of need and now it's taking it's toll on her as well which breaks my heart. I owe her around $10,000 for all the help she gave us.

Around 3 years ago my daughter started suffering from Severe Ventricular Tachycardia which she was referred to a Cardiologist for. He found she has Tricuspid and Bicuspid Regurgitation. While the tachycardia is under control now, she will later on have to have valve replacement surgery. He said for now she can live a normal life, but still must be seen every six months. The medical bills now total over $10,000. I can't stand to look at them anymore as they come in the mail, so I know it's now more than that.

I had a credit card that I maxed out from buying food, shoes, toothpaste, toilet paper, shampoo, soap, and paying a few small bills. That is $2000.

So, $10,000 go towards medical bills.
$10,000 go towards paying my grandmother back for being too kind and she can fix up the roof on her house that has began to leak.
And $2000 in credit card debt which with the interest and being severely past due is now $3000 something.

So yes roughly around $25,000 will make this go away and with hope my blood pressure will drop.

Can anyone please help me? I really feel as if I'm drowning. I will be forever grateful.

I am a 38 year old male who recently became physically disabled. In February of 2010 I had to have open heart surgery to have a valve replaced in my heart. I have continuously had chest pains, high blood pressure, and other issues associated with my heart, since I have had the surgery. In August of 2010, I cut my big toe on my left foot off with a lawn mower and walk with a limp. I continuously have pain at the amputation of the toe and can not stand or walk for long periods of time. I have not been able to work since cutting off my toe. I applied for social security disability in October 2010 and it was denied. I have reapplied and I am waiting on the results. I have been asking family members to help me so I can survive. At the present time, I have no one that I can ask for assistance or anyway to get money. I can not pay my electric bill, water bill, rent, or buy groceries. I am begging you to help me, so I can survive. Please help a fellow tax paying citizen get through this difficult time. Any donations will be greatly appreciated.

I am a 38 year old male who recently became physically disabled. In February of 2010 I had to have open heart surgery to have a valve replaced in my heart. I have continuously had chest pains, high blood pressure, and other issues associated with my heart, since I have had the surgery. In August of 2010, I cut my big toe on my left foot off with a lawn mower and walk with a limp. I continuously have pain at the amputation of the toe and can not stand or walk for long periods of time. I have not been able to work since cutting off my toe. I applied for social security disability in October 2010 and it was denied. I have reapplied and I am waiting on the results. I have been asking family members to help me so I can survive. At the present time, I have no one that I can ask for assistance or anyway to get money. I can not pay my electric bill, water bill, rent, or buy groceries. I am begging you to help me, so I can survive. Please help a fellow tax paying citizen get through this difficult time. Any donations will be greatly appreciated.

I would like my family to finally get a break. My mother is 80 years old and has had to live week to week along with my sister & myself for our entire lifetime. (We all live together)
My Mom worked until she was 75 and physically could not work anymore (she had factory jobs). My sister has had jobs since she was 17 (she is now 58), and I have worked since I was 18 (I am 51). We are not lazy people; we just can't seem to cut a break. Every time it seems that things were getting better, we would be dealt another setback (companies going out of business, layoffs, medical bills, car accidents etc.)
Now with my Mom's health declining, my sister and I would like to make life more comfortable and secure for her. The problem is neither of us is in good health ourselves. My sister is a diabetic and has many complications (one being diabetic retinopathy) and I had open heart surgery to replace a valve and have a pacemaker put in a year ago. The way things are right now, neither of us can foresee ever being able to retire.
So I am asking if you could find it in the kindness of your heart to help us out so we could build up some savings and feel more financially secure and provide a better place for our Mom to live. She has always been there for us and given us whatever she could when we needed help. Now we want to do the same for her.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I wish all those in need find the help they need.

unfortunatly i made some bad choices in life and am paying for them now i had my first child at the age of 17 which was fine i worked and went to school as i was supposed to for two years until my loans caught up with me and i could not afford it anymore i am now 25 and unemployed after having my second child this year in october who is unable to go to daycare do to having pulmonary atresia a heart condition where the valve is closed in his heart and a mummer he has had one surgery already and is due for another in a few months and will need more as he grows i found a school where i can get a degree to be able to work from home so that i can take care of my family and not depend upon no one we currently stay in a small room at my parents and are very crowded this is my last chance to be able to take care of my boys as a single mother please help me thank you

I have NEVER EVER done this before but I ran across this site and figured I have nothing to loose trying. "Where there is a will there is a way!" Where to start? Sighhh...
I am the sweetest, sensitive, charitable, loving, giving, God Fearing, non judgemental, lover, encourager lady.. Many of my closest friends and family call me an "Angel on earth"... But even Angels need help once in a while.. I'm usually the helper so asking for help is new and a bit hard for me to chew..

First let's start with: My name is Crystal H.. I am a 32 year old caucasion lady that lives in Colorado.. Native to Colorado. Growing up I excelled in school thus earning 4.0 average and constant Honor Roll. I did have College opportunities ect. but at that time I met a young man in college, football player and fell in love. I had a good paying job as an office manager and thought all was good.. It was for several years anyway..We married and At 23yrs. I gave birth to my miriacle baby whom was premature and weighed 2 lbs. 11oz. I was very ill at the end of pregnancy due to acute Eclampsia so she was born early emergency c-cection, flight for lifed to Childrens Hospital in Denver and I stayed in ICU for the first week.. Keep in mind due to circumstances I never was able to see or touch my daughter before they airlifted her to Denver.. Finally one week later my doctor gave me a two hour pass to beable to go to Denver and meet my new daughter for the very first time.. Words can't tell what I felt and the emotions I was feeling.. I still tear up recounting the events.. But yes after many tears, fear of touching or holding her due to her size and all that was hooked up to her I did finally get courageous enough to hold my new born daughter after a week for the first time.. Love at first sight! Chills are still going through my body as I write this.. Anyway's over time she improved and became much stronger. She was small but mighty. I was finally released from the hospital myself and spent all my time with her at Childrens Hospital until release day.. Brought her home at 3 lbs. 12 oz and had the ultimate baby learning/motherly instincts. With 4 yrs. of twice weekly physical therapy she grew out of her challenges, and has grown into an way above average intellence, beautiful nine yr. old.. Thank you God!!!

My next challenges were none to fun at all! My marriage became rocky.. He became abusive physically, emotionally and mentally.. After about the last 3 yrs. becoming so bad and scary I could not deal with his abuse or allow my daughter seeing such activity. So with that said I asked him to leave our home. He would not leave without a police escort, but finally was gone nonetheless.. I am NOT pro divorce at all so after the initial anger callmed down I did go to him asking him to please do counceling with me and let's really try to work this all out. He REFUSED! So after being with my ex husband twelve years we finally did divorce.. =(

Right after the divorce at the age of 30, I was rushed to the ER and diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. I was in ICU for over one week and spent several months at home on oxygen. But now since the divorce I was dropped from his insurance so I am unable to have the cardiovascular care needed and a heart valve repaired.. But I have faith one day I will beable to have this delt with.. Gotta believe!

Next was really NOT PLANNED or wanted but happened. I finally met a young man whom I started spending much time with. Due to my heart and lack of insurance I was not on birth control but did use condoms with him. Unfortunately a condom did break and yes I did become pregnant.. Three day's before Christmas last year I misscarried the baby and spent two day's in hospital due to D&C and my heart. I was released at Christmas and had a hard time dealing with the hormones, lack of support from the young man, failure in my parents eyes ect.. Just plain and simple was a hard time for me emotionally but I NEVER once let my daughter know of this and still have not to this day. She does not need to be scared any further than what she has already in life.

Now we come to current events.. Swear I have let my life become a soap opera and should right a what not to do and how to survive book for women.. sighhhhh.... Anyways. After being single for nearly a year and of course wishing I could meet a nice (preferably) Christian boy to date and enter into a relationship with a man whom I have known for several years who was a family friend while I was married came back into my life. This time he showed strong romantic gestures and over time did finally earn some trust n love with me. We entered into a relationship and it felt safe and comfortable since I'd known him so long, family new him and my daughter new him well already too..
I finally started becoming happier and was slowly gaining a little self confidence, and believing that things will end up working out finally afterall.. (Keep in mind due to lack of insurance and Heart Failure I was still not allowed on birth control pills like I wanted) we of course used protection always. But two times the condom came off in me.. I hoped all would be fine and I would not become pregnant, not at all wanting to repeat my first ordeal I had with my daughter plus now with my Congestive Heart Failure on top of it all pregnancy would NOT be good! I went to a local clinic and talked to a female doctor there and begged her if there would be anyway I could qualify for any free birth control that would not hinder my CHF.. Finally I had good news.. =) She said she would see if I could qualify for the low hormone Miranna and if I did she would implant it in my uterous for free.. This was to last for five years.. Yes one positive answered prayer. I went to my doctors oppt. as sheduled, they had me do an UA to make sure I was not pregnant before insertion and preped me for the procedure. Right before the Doctor was to do procedure the nurse came into the room and notified both of us that indeed I was pregnant.. My head swirled with confusion, fear, stress ect.. After talking to my doctor briefly about it, my history ect. I left the office and proceeded to go to my boyfriend to update him of the current events.. At the very beginning he sounded happy and positive, even eased my mind a little but about two day's later he up and left me. I have had my first ultrasound and as of yet the baby is alive and well. Strong heart beat. I am nearly two months pregnant, doctor took me off all my heart meds. due to baby. Still no insurance, applied for Medicade which really saddened me that I was at a point I had to do this.. Very humbling to say the least, and am alone, confused, many urging me to abort the baby but remember I am Christian and this is a hard concept for me to accept.. Currently unemployed, single mother, pregnant, no father support, lonely, desperate and really beginning to feel hopeless.. There is a high probability that the acute Eclampsia could repeat itself again as it did with my daughter and now I'm older than before. Not 23 anymore now I'm 32 with Congestive Heart Failure and Hypertension. Trying to support my nine year old the best I can and now so worried and fearful of what is to come.. Christmas just happened and it so did not feel like Christmas to me. Not much I could do for my daughter or my loved ones. I'm so scared of what the near future holds and how I will beable to deal with it, and be healthy enough to continue taking care of my nine yr. old. Need a good job but kinda feel it would be hard since I am so high risk I have MANY constant dr. visits. Neonatal parnatologist, my OB, and supposed to find a cadiologist as well to monitor me.. Medicade pending but no answer if they would accept me yet, bills piling up, and feeling out of control totally of my life right now.. Sad and confused that bf left me too.. I'm praying sooooo hard daily, nightly, looking on internet for at home jobs I could do but most end up seeming like scams, keep going to church in order to help try to keep me grounded and keep the faith that somehow it will all work out.. I sure hope I have not bored you to death, some may be pretty disgusted by my mistakes and situation, but I do hope nonetheless that maybe even just one person actually found this post, read it through, and maybe just maybe is in a posistion of life that they could and would be willing to help me out a little.. The whole "Pay it forward" campaign.. I fully believe in that and fully believe what goeas around comes around.. Regardless of the outcome I wan't to take a moment to wish everyone that took the time to read my post all the best to you and yours, full love and ENDLESS BLESSINGS to all!

With love and true sencerity,
Crystal H...¢¾


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I was diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrom when I was still very young. I have been on medication my whole life. When I was four, my father passed away due to complications with the same disorder. Marfan's is a connective tissue disorder that impacts soft tissues, in particular the eyes and heart valves. At eighteen, I had a pacemaker/difibrillator implanted as a preventive measure against heart failure. Several surgeries followed this to correct problems with the device including a lead wire which was recalled by the company due to defects. At twenty, it became necessary to completely replace my aortic valve. This operation . . .was without exception, the single most unpleasant event in my life, bar none.
Kate: Recovery was unpleasant at the best of times and nightmarish at the worst. I hated being on pain killers, but there weren't any other options available to me. At times the pain from the surgery was too much even with medication, but I'm 22 now.
My insurance dropped me, and with further complications (dizziness, severe headaches, leg pains, and nausea), I am struggling to pay for my medications (Carvedilol, Lisinopril, and Warfarin). I've been told I need to see a neurologist and I may be suffering spinal or neurological issues. I'm scared, though I hate to admit it, I am. I thought the worst was behind me, and now I'm not so sure.
I'm trying very hard to find work, but there are many jobs I simply cannot do regardless of how much I want to.